Sealed bids will be received for the Lane County Court Clerk’s Office Remodel Asbestos Abatement project by James Chaney, Contracts Review Officer, for Lane County until 4:00 pm, local time, Tuesday, May 20th, at the Lane County Commissioners Reception Counter, Plaza Level, Lane County Public Service Building, 125 E. 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401, at which time the bids received will be publicly opened and read.

Briefly, the work is described as asbestos abatement in preparation for an interior remodel of approximately 2,600 square feet of office space at the Lane County Courthouse.

Bid Documents. Interested parties may download a complete set of bid documents from the Lane County County-Wide Bid Page at: www.lanecounty.org/bids.

Pre-Bid Conference. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00, Monday, May 12 at the Lane County Courthouse, 125 E. 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401, for bidders to familiarize themselves with the work area and inform themselves about the work to be done. Bidders and other interested persons will meet with the Owner's representative at the main entry foyer, immediately in front of the security screening station. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is mandatory for prime bidders: Lane County will not receive or consider a bid from a bidder unless a representative of the bidder attended and signed-in at the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference.

Wage Rates. The project is for a public works subject to ORS 279C.800 to ORS 279C.870. No bid will be received or considered unless the bid contains a statement that the bidder will comply with the provisions of ORS 279C.800 to ORS 279C.840 regarding the payment of prevailing rates of wage.

Submission of Bids. Bids must be submitted in writing on the forms provided, in a sealed envelope, in compliance with the requirements of the bid documents, and be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a bid bond, irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008, cashier's check, or certified check, payable to "Lane County" in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid (including additive alternates, if any). No oral, electronic, or telegraphic modifications to bids will be accepted. The County may reject any bid that does not comply with all prescribed public bidding procedures and the requirements of the bidding documents.

First-Tier Subcontractor Disclosure. Each bidder must submit a disclosure of first-tier subcontractors supplying labor or labor and materials within two hours after the date and time of the deadline when bids are due, in accordance with ORS 279C.370.

Contractor Licensing. No bid will be received or considered unless the bidder is licensed by the Construction Contractors Board or the State Landscape Contractors Board for the work of the project.

Addenda. The County may issue one or more addenda to modify or add to the terms of the bidding documents, or to change the time or date for submission of proposals. Any addendum will be issued by the County in writing not less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the deadline for receipt of proposals, and available on the County-Wide Bid Page or from the person identified above for printed copies of bid documents. Each proposer is responsible to verify for itself if any addendum has been issued prior to submission of its proposal; the County is not responsible to notify individual prospective proposers of the issuance of an addendum. The requirements or clarifications contained in any addenda issued must be included in the proposals received and will become part of any resulting contract.